The US has accounted for a 20.5% share of the global clinical trials activity in 2020, registering a decrease when compared with the last ten-year average of a 25.7% share, according to GlobalData.
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Industry sponsored trials outnumber non-industry sponsored trials in US
Industry sponsored trials held a 64.5% share of all the clinical trials in the US in 2020, when compared with the ten-year average of 63.2%. Non-industry sponsored trials accounted for a 35.5% share in 2020 as against the average of 36.8% in the last ten years.
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Top therapy areas for industry sponsored clinical trials in US
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By GlobalDataOncology was the leading therapy area for industry sponsored clinical trials in the US in 2020 with a 35.0% share, as against a five-year average of 36.3% and a ten-year average of 32.9%.
Infectious Disease held an 18.5% share in 2020, over a five-year average of 8.3% and a ten-year average of 10.0%.
Central Nervous System held a 12.9% share in 2020, compared to a five-year average of 15.4% and a ten-year average of 15.9%. Respiratory held a 7.6% share in 2020, as against a five-year average of 4.2% and a ten-year average of 4.6%.
Immunology held a 5.7% share, over a five-year average of 6.3% and a ten-year average of 6.5%.
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Top therapy areas for non-industry sponsored clinical trials in US
Oncology was the leading therapy area for non-industry sponsored clinical trials in the US in 2020 with a 31.1% share, as against a five-year average of 31.1% and a ten-year average of 31.4%.
Central Nervous System held a 24.3% share in 2020, over a five-year average of 29.6% and a ten-year average of 28.5%.
Infectious Disease held a 20.0% share in 2020, compared to a five-year average of 8.9% and a ten-year average of 9.1%. Cardiovascular held a 7.2% share in 2020, as against a five-year average of 8.7% and a ten-year average of 8.6%.
Respiratory held a 5.7% share, over a five-year average of 4.0% and a ten-year average of 4.1%.
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Phase II trials lead industry sponsored clinical trials in US in 2020
Phase II trials held a 43.5% share of industry sponsored clinical trials in the US in 2020, over a five-year average of 43.1% and a ten-year average of 41.0%.
Phase I trials held a 26.8% share in 2020, as against a five-year average of 26.1% and a ten-year average of 27.1%. Phase III trials held a 23.3% share in 2020, compared to a five-year average of 23.3% and a ten-year average of 22.8%.
Phase IV trials held a 6.3% share in 2020, over a five-year average of 7.6% and a ten-year average of 9.0%.
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Phase II trials lead non-industry sponsored clinical trials in US in 2020
Phase II trials held a 49.6% share of non-industry sponsored clinical trials in the US in 2020, over a five-year average of 47.7% and a ten-year average of 49.4%.
Phase I trials held a 22.5% share in 2020, as against a five-year average of 23.7% and a ten-year average of 23.1%. Phase IV trials held a 16.8% share, compared to a five-year average of 19.9% and a ten-year average of 18.5%.
Phase III held an 11.1% share in 2020, over a five-year average of 8.7% and a ten-year average of 9.0%.
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Methodology:
The clinical trials data used for the analyses were extracted from the Clinical Trials Database of GlobalData’s Pharma Intelligence Center. Clinical Trials are sourced from numerous government, non-government and company clinical trial registries worldwide alongside clinical research publications, scientific conferences, company websites, SEC filings and more. The information is gathered by a combination of automation and secondary research to ensure accuracy and validity. A small number of Phase 0, Phase I/II, Phase II/III, and Phase III/IV trials were combined with Phase I, Phase II, Phase III, and Phase IV trials, respectively.